Table 3

Options for allocating a hospital budget
Number Treated
 Options

1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8

(All money for low cost patients)

(Same money for both diseases)
 (Same number of patients)

(First come, first served)
Disease 1 (Cost/patient $40,000)
 0
 50
 100
 150
 200
 250
 300
 ?
Disease 2 (Cost/patient $20,000)
 600
 500
 400
 300
 200
 100
 0
 ?
Total Treated
 600
 550
 500
 450
 400
 350
 300
 Approx 400
Number Not Treated
 600
 650
 700
 750
 800
 850
 900
 Approx 800
Total Cost
 12 m
 12 m
 12 m
 12 m
 12 m
 12 m
 12 m
 12 m

McKie et al. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2009 6:11   doi:10.1186/1743-8462-6-11
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